Customer Reviews

Blood Money

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Although Mr. Linedecker offers much detail, he also attempts to write this book with the hopes of selling the script to Hollywood so some details are sensationalized for that purpose.

Unfortunately, Mr. Linedecker does not give ANY details regarding the strict upbringing of the boys at Fairhaven Christian Academy and their family's attendance at Fairhaven Baptist Church in Chesterton In for several years leading up to the time of the murders. Mr. Paul Witte was a member in high regard within the early church there, as was his mother - both of the murder victims.

Instead Mr. Linedecker begins with a fanciful legend based loosely on fact regarding an early local Lakeshore resident and how in his mind the stories were similar in sensationalism.

Having attended grade school with Eric, I found the author's focus misleading and disappointing. I wanted more of a profile and less of a National Enquirer version with fabrications made and details left out.

The house that the grandmother was killed in is the same house I live in. My parents were the ones that bought the house at the auction. I sleep in the same room that the grandmother was killed in. The ironic thing is that my father is best friends with the person that they bought the trash compactor from in LaPorte,Indiana. At least the house was blessed and then my mom went into labor with me.

I felt this was a very good book and had a hard time putting it down, infact I bought it twice because the fist time around I gave it to somebody to read and I wanted to read it again.

I picked this book up because a good friend of mine was involved in this case. This is a typical "true crime" book, fairly well written. The author keeps your attention throughout.

If you like this type of book, I recommend it. May be too graphic for some...